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don't put out the fire and you have to go a different way.

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won't have regular internet until Tuesday. just iphone.

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Giant Bomb review in - 4/5

http://www.giantbomb.com/half-minute-hero-super-mega-neo-climax/61-35325/reviews/

That "Super Hero Wars" multiplayer mode is just as weird as it ought to be, swaddled as it is in all this other lunacy. It pits you against other players to see who can make it through a given quest faster. But there are all these weird limitations in place. For instance, shops only have one of each item to sell, so you're even racing other players just to arm yourself. And only one player at a time sinks their money into resetting the clock, which benefits all players--but if nobody does it, everyone loses. So there are a lot of ways you can screw over the other players to get ahead in the race to beat the boss. (It helps if you cackle while doing this.) The multiplayer is oddly exhilarating, which is definitely a contrast to the slow baby-making jam that plays in the lobby where you set up matches against other people.

I need to try this. it sounds really stupid but with the right friends it could be positively awesome. Kleenex and I will do this one day and we will piss each other the hell off playing chicken with the time statue.

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also, this game has an awful demo. stage 1 kinda sucks a lot. HMH gradually gets better until it's absolutely awesome at the end.

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alternate paths are the best. so are the titles. this game would be a lot better with 1000g instead of 200g since it's so ideal for achievements. it sucks how XBLA and achievements match up better than retail games due to their arcade-y nature but they only allow a fraction of the points. oh well.

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you got fired from the military?

the hell

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augh want to play more

HMH so addicting

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#8 Super Mario World (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference)
#6 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Metroid Eater Conference)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Brawl for Broke Conference)
Tales of Vesperia (Brawl for Broke Conference)
Assassin's Creed II (Patriot Time Portals Conference)
flower (Smackdown Hotel Conference)
#10 Super Metroid (Nintendo Objections Conference)
Silent Hill 2 (Fanservice Conference)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (Smackdown Hotel Conference)
#9 Resident Evil 4 (Smackdown Hotel Conference)
Team Fortress 2 (Brawl for Broke Conference)
Suikoden III (Fanservice Conference)
Grim Fandango (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference)
Burnout 3: Takedown (Smash Trigger Conference)

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not in any kind of creative way. that's all Yuji Horii and his team.

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they are kinda bad! besides Layton, what have they done that's been good? Rogue Galaxy? White Knight Chronicles?

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I got bored

http://www.sporcle.com/games/transience/game-developers

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whoa

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/06/29/yasumi_matsuno_level_5/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

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lol day 1 betas

just wait 24 hours and let things suss themselves out

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this is really neat

http://vgplus.blogspot.com/2011/06/were-joining-operation-rainfall.html

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joystiq's conclusion

I think I've broken the 30-second rule I set for myself pretty flagrantly at this point, so allow me to wrap up by saying I fell in love with this game, immediately. It's got a funny script, it's easy to learn, and I can complete a whole quest while I wait for my tea to steep. The requirements for each quest gradually build from "teensy" to "small." That difficulty curve did little to prepare me for quick, frequent death in multiplayer, though. Also, the relative lack of extra content versus the PSP version (those single spinoff missions in the place of series of RTS/shmup/action missions) is lamentable. Regardless, if you take anything away from this review -- if, in the spirit of the game, you just skimmed it in a rush -- it's that the main game is something that everyone should try, even briefly ... not that you'd have the choice to play it any way but briefly.

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I'll be surprised if Galaxy 2 beats FF6.

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looks like $20 on PSN (because buying UMDs at this point is suicide)

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no you're right. but XBLA is on a platform a lot of people have. and new content still makes it worth it.

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it's got awesome music too! I never realized it until the end of the game where the music makes for some super climactic moments. it's rare that bombastic buttrock hits the spot but in this game it fits like a glove.

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IGN posted a Xenoblade story, it was a summary of Iwata asks

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underestimating how fun HMH is

that's cool though, different tastes and such (though at one point you thought this game was great!)

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yeah, I wish Hard was actually difficult instead of just being a time crunch. I thought Hero 300 did difficulty the right way though.

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you should not be passing on this, HM. you would love this game and $10 is tough to beat.

I do agree that the PSP version will probably be the superior one though. this is the ultimate portable game. the only way this one ends up superior is if the online multiplayer and leaderboards really add a lot to the game. I'm sure this version will be just fine but there's something to be said for a quality portable game.

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dunno. I probably spent 15-20 hours on HMH PSP. it's got multiple difficulties and is a time attack kind of game so there's a lot of replay value there. you could probably walk through the main quest in 10 hours but there's a lot more if you want it.

it depends on what they've done with the alternate modes and how much content is there. I'm going to assume there's less because they probably didn't make 90 RPG quests for that mode. I kind of figure it's one big quest for each mode. that'd be cool.

there's an overarching narrative to HMH that's actually got a huge payoff in the end. the final quests of HMH are really great.

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best RPG this gen

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DQ8 has a great localization but this seems kinda eh. that's based on like 5 lines out of context though.

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Developer: Marvelous
Release Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Platform: Xbox Live Arcade
Cost: 800 MSP / $10

What is Half-Minute Hero?

HMH is.. well, it's easier to show than to tell

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/lolcat-gameplay-half-minute-hero/58619

(footage from the PSP version)

Half-Minute Hero is a japanese RPG condensed into a 30 second time period. Everything is uber-simpified and the gameplay is super lightning fast. Marvelous refers to it as a "Hypersonic RPG". Battles consist of your character automatically smashing his body into the enemy until one of you dies. It's completely ridiculous and stupid until you realize that that's all you do in a turn-based RPG anyway. Normal battles take about one second and there are zero load times. You can customize your guy and find lots of secrets. Indeed, Half-Minute Hero is often more about figuring out what to do and how to do it efficiently than about great storylines or battle systems or whatever. The game is packed with charm and is totally goofy. Where else can you have a plot where the bad guy goes "Crap, I'm a bug! I hate bugs! I'm going to fix this by destroying the world."

If you need to know more, you can watch GT's video review. http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-half-minute-hero/58604

What's new about the XBLA version?

HMH XBLA is basically an enhanced port with improved features and new visual filters.

- New graphic style (see the XBLA trailer at -- this graphic style is pretty nasty in my mind and goes against the retro feel that the entire game is built around. Fortunately you can turn it off and go with the oldschool graphics if it bugs you.
- Online multiplayer - HMH had some local co-op stuff but nobody was ever able to play it because it was a PSP game. Now you can play four player over Xbox Live. I actually have no idea how it works but I'm guessing it's a time attack where you all race to kill the boss first.
- Leaderboards for every quest
- 12 new quests. I believe some of them may be multiplayer-only but I'm not sure. They're referring to the multiplayer as "Super Hero Wars" so I'm guessing this will be more of a focus than the original had.
- All the other modes from the original Half-Minute Hero have basically been rebuilt into the RPG. The original HMH had other modes besides the RPG - an RTS, a weird top-down shooter and a protect-the-sage mode. The RPG was always far and away the best part of the game so it's cool to see them focus on its strengths. (source: http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/15/yes-princess-and-evil-lord-modes-are-in-half-minute-hero-super-mega-neo-climax/)
- DLC forthcoming; no hint on what it is yet
- a 30 minute "quick look" with Gamepro staff if you want to know more - http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/219651/gamepro-live-half-an-hour-with-half-minute-hero/

Reviews

The embargo is still up, I believe, which means only tiny sites no one has heard of have reviewed it. Not that scores matter on something like this.

http://www.thatgamerhub.com/2011/06/half-minute-hero-super-mega-neo-climax-review-xbla/ (4/5)
http://www.gameplaytoday.com/xbox/xbox-360-reviews/5924-half-minute-hero-super-mega-neo-climax-xbla-review (9.5/10)


Who's getting it? I'm hoping to do some ridiculous mutliplayer on day 1 (in about 36 hours).

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Xenoblade could sell a million copies? y'all are crazy. if this could sell 300k, that would be a huge success.

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it's more popular than Xenoblade (or Xenosaga), at the very least

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what are you expecting? Nintendo put a ton of muscle into DQ9, a very well-known IP and huge DS game, and it did like 300k. Xenoblade has nothing on that one and is on a system that is well-known for having traditional games bomb.

I hate the Monolithsoft/Nintendo merger sometimes

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http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_xenoblade_chronicles_32883_33122.html#top

NOE's just trolling NOA at this point

also, Monolithsoft should realize they're working with an inferior system graphically and stop focusing on faces so much. it makes the product look so last-gen.

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if the end result is Nintendo having high sales expectations and the game bombing relative to those expectations, this will be a one-and-done "see, I told you so" from Nintendo to fans. I just don't want to see Xenoblade be seen as a failure.

this is probably because it's already coming out in Europe and anybody can get their Wii to play Europe games. I actually think a much more effective strategy is to hack your Wii and then import the European version. if people speak with their money and reward NoE for doing great stuff, that will have a much better impact than people backing a cause that's destined to fail.

I don't think people are looking to play core Wii games in 2011 and 2012. it's a smart business move to let this one go (though sucky for fans).

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I kind of feel weird about this Xenoblade thing. I've been excited for it for a while -- and played a bit of the Japanese version and know that it's good -- but it's kind of morphed into this crusade against Nintendo. it's cool that it's getting the exposure but I get the sense a lot of people are in it because of Nintendo's crappy business practices and not because they legitimately care about Xenoblade. Xenoblade, cool as it is, is not a #1 on Amazon kind of game. I kind of feel bad for Nintendo if they listen to all this internet buzz, localize it and then watch as it struggles to sell 100,000 units.

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my Robot Motion game sold 17 million units

granted that was the sequel, Robot Dance 1 sold a mere 10 million

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reviewers are dicks in Game Dev Story. now I know how the Duke Nukem Forever PR guy feels.

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Game Dev Story is like that. it's a super duper struggle until you break through and then every game sells like 400 trillion copies and gets 8s and 9s. it's like the real world!

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we wouldn't be missing anything if all they played was Nintendo games!

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I want to see this contest without any Nintendo games. just out of curiosity.

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you think that's bad? I moved into a house in New York in January and am moving to North Carolina in July. whoops.

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where to? I'm doing that next week.

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I always hear about these AC endings. after a while it has to feel like they've used up their good faith in every game ending on a cliffhanger, right? you can't do them every time.

sounds like LOST alright

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I've always wanted to play an alt-historical shmup set in 17th century British Colonial Mars where you play as 60 year old Sir Walter Raleigh



this game looks pretty good! 1up gave it an A today. wish it was on consoles, but eh.

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LulzSec The Lulz Boat
If we get 1500 people in chat.lulzco.org (channel #LulzSec) we'll take down cia.gov again for the lulz. Come be part of the fun!

ha. this is so silly.

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man, what's with these lulzsec account hacks? every day they claim responsibility for a new one. I've seen Sega and Xbox Live today, Bioware yesterday, Epic a couple of days ago, etc etc. it's freaking crazy.

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here's a good article by Parish about the new Tomb Raider -- and probably more pointedly, the new Lara Croft

http://www.1up.com/previews/tomb-raider-reinvention-lara-croft

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just wait for the inevitable super hd collection next gen as they take out backwards compatibility and sell it digitally

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you know... Wii U controller as a rear view window for the guards chasing you could be cool. far better than that awful chase cam.

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don't you love AC2? I don't want to take your copy.

also, I shouldn't have posted that just yet because I'm moving cross-country in a couple weeks and have utterly no time to play it right now!

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speaking of which, if anyone wants to mail me their copy of 2 for 360, do so!

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yeah I know. I just want to raise up an army of assassins!

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